Oh, hey, remember last week when Balenciaga made headlines (mostly revolving around ‘come on, Balenciaga, what are you doing?’) by unveiling a blue bag that looked eerily similar to Ikea’s classic carry bag?
Ikea issued a glorious response to that £1,600 Balenciaga blue bag
Balenciaga’s version is made of blue wrinkled leather and costs $2,145 (£1,672).
Ikea’s version is plastic and costs 40p.
But rather than raging at the idea that they may have missed out on thousands by marketing what is clearly a high fashion item as just a bag in which to carry home furnishings, Ikea took the high… Read the full story